John Krasinski is “Definitely Involved” in A Quiet Place 2
Do: Be afraid of what comes next in the A Quiet Place Sequel. Do not: Worry about the movie being rushed into theaters by the wrong people.
Besides confirming plans for a sequel, Paramount have said very little about the follow-up to John Krasinski’s masterclass in horror. Krasinski wrote, directed, and starred in the 2017 film, but considering his involvement in other projects like Amazon’s Jack Ryan, fans were worried about his involvement if the studio decided to rush a second chapter...
Stomach-Churning New Skyscraper Trailer Will Leave You Reeling
On a sleepy Monday morning, Universal Pictures has one-upped your latte with an adrenaline shot that is sure to get your blood going.
With less than two weeks until Skyscraper drops and The Rock tries not to, the studio is teasing even more footage of its upcoming blockbuster, which also stars Neve Campbell and Pablo Schreiber. “Don’t look down,” the trailer tells us. But then, of course, it forces us to look down into a few thousand feet of nothingness...
Costume Designer Stephanie Maslansky on Bringing Harlem Style to Luke Cage
In the first season of Netflix’s adaption of the Marvel superhero comic Luke Cage, Luke, née Carl Lucas (Mike Colter) emerges from a quiet Harlem existence to fight his neighborhood’s most nefarious criminals. With inhuman strength and unbreakable skin, Luke is in a unique position to go head-to-head, or body-to-bullets, with local gangster Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes (Mahershala Ali) and his lackeys, and later in the season, Willis “Diamondback” Stryker (Erik LaRay Harvey).
In season two,...
Skyscraper‘s Byron Mann Talks Dwayne Johnson, Action Pics and TV
Byron Mann is a remarkably versatile actor who appears opposite Dwayne Johnson in the upcoming action thriller Skyscraper, which looks like a combination of Die Hard and Towering Inferno. In an interview, the star of Arrow, The Big Short, Hell on Wheels, and Street Fighter, talks about the challenges of the green screen, getting fit for shirts-off action scenes, and managing a life with homes in four countries...
Little Women Taps Greta Gerwig to Direct and Courts Top Talent
As we reach the end of another well-deserved Friday, here is news that will validate all of your hard work. Oscar nominated filmmaker Greta Gerwig made such a splash with her directorial debut that she landed one of the most coveted jobs in Hollywood. According to Variety, the Lady Bird director has been tapped to direct a new adaptation of Little Women. See? Didn’t that make you feel good?
Gerwig is a pioneer of the industry...
Raw Footage of the Mission: Impossible – Fallout Stunts is Mindblowing
As someone who cannot successfully execute a cartwheel, I am stunned by the behind-the-scenes of Mission: Impossible – Fallout. I try to maintain an appreciation for the insane talent that goes into making a major action film. However, something like Mission: Impossible is so polished when it hits theaters that I forget how physically involved it is. Put simply, Tom Cruise goes for it. He trained for a year, pulled off a 25,000 foot jump,...
Pose Guest director Tina Mabry On the Groundbreaking Show
Though the month of June is Pride month, Hollywood should ideally be celebrating the LGBTQIA experience year-round, in the name of diversity.
Luckily, a new show on FX, Pose, has premiered to great acclaim, and week by week is gathering an appropriately rabid fanbase. Creator/writers Steven Canals, Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy (Murphy also directs two episodes) have built a story which takes place in 1987, and examines the New York ball culture...
Sound Designer Gives Voice to the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Dinosaurs
The roaring reptiles of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom sound simply terrifying but in fact, each CGI dinosaur required a complex blend of custom audio elements to achieve maximum impact. To create vocalizations that would distinguish one creature from the next, Skywalker Sound artisans pulled from an arsenal of elements ranging from Styrofoam and dental drills to snarling Chihuahuas. Supervising Sound Designer Al Nelson says “All the dinosaurs wind up in the same field running away from a volcano,...
A Magical Battle is Brewing in New Trailer for The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The House with a Clock in Its Walls just dropped a new trailer today and it is filled with adventure, whimsy, and eccentricity.
Based on the 1973 classic books by John Bellairs, the film follows young Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) who moves in with his quirky uncle, Jonathan (Jack Black). He soon discovers his uncle and neighbor Mrs. Zimmerman (Cate Blanchett) have a spellbinding secret. Lewis begins his journey of becoming a warlock, but there are more evils in store than a giant purple octopus in a closet...
Review Roundup: Critics Say Ant-Man and the Wasp are Better Together and Funnier than Ever
Ant-Man and the Wasp reviews are beginning to buzz, and critics seem to agree that Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne are the real superheroes we need right now. (Warning: Avengers: Infinity War spoiler) After half the universe was obliterated by Thanos, what we could really use right now is a good laugh and the latest Marvel movie delivers. Polygon’s Susana Polo called the film’s light touch “refreshing.” That’s exactly what I would want to hear amidst the Avengers’ turmoil and generally for a fun popcorn flick during the hottest days of the year...
How Ryan Lofty Helps Make Every Day Sound Like Saturday on Harvey Street
Ryan Lofty comes from humble beginnings in Robins, Iowa, raised in a log cabin his parents built. With his insanely sweet, talented piano-and-organ-playing mother, he grew up in a household that appreciated music in all its forms. “I went through all the phases… played trumpet in high school band, went to college on a jazz scholarship, toured the country with a rock group, and ended up in California as a DJ… turns out, experience with a lot of genres really helps with producing music for TV...
Jared Leto Will Transform into Spider-Man Vampire Villain, Morbius
Jared Leto is reportedly making the jump from one universe to another. From the DC Extended Universe to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that is. According to Variety, Leto is trading in the Joker’s metal mouth for some fangs as Spider-Man nemesis, Morbius.
The vampire villain has a dark and tragic story that seems perfect for Leto to sink his teeth into. (Yeah, I went there.) But really, it’s a pretty grim journey into night. Dr...
Your First Look at Kristen Wiig as Barbara Minerva in Wonder Woman 1984
The casting of Kristen Wiig in Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 1984 was wonderful news. What made the news even sweeter was finding out the multitalented SNL alum was playing against type as the villain Cheetah. While there are several versions of Cheetah in the original DC Comics, Wiig will be playing Dr. Barbara Minerva, a friend and fellow archeologist of Diana’s who encounters an ancient evil that gives her the speed and prowess of a cheetah...
Mj Rodriguez on Breaking Out as Blanca on Ryan Murphy’s Pose
For many actresses, playing a lead role in a television show is a personal accomplishment. For Mj Rodriguez, who stars in the new FX series Pose, it’s so much more than that.
Rodriguez, a native of New Jersey who got her start in musical theater and has appeared on Nurse Jackie and Luke Cage, speaks of her casting as a triumph not only for herself but for all transgender women...
A Bloody Nicholas Cage Slashes Through Mandy Trailer
Another popular hit played at Sundance earlier this year, and the raves keep rolling. RLJE Films has released the first trailer for the new action-thriller Mandy, and you won’t want to mess with the beloved Nicholas Cage. In fact, “Nicholas Cage gives the performance of a lifetime,” Russ Fischer tells The Playlist. Who doesn’t want to see him in a chainsaw battle? This thriller is different than most, it takes us into a new dimension of action we have yet seen on the big screen...
Your First look at Madeline’s Madeline Hypnotic Trailer
“It’s one of the boldest and most invigorating American films of the 21st Century,” David Elrich told Indiewire, and given the trailer, that’s for sure. When we interviewed Madeline Madeline’s cinematographer Ashley Connor at Sundance, the film was already earning major plaudits and buzz. Now, our first look at the trailer for writer/director Josephine Decker’s film will clue the rest of the world into what all the hype is about. This trailer is like nothing we have seen before,...
The Five Biggest Westworld Season 2 Mysteries We’re Obsessing Over
Westworld is bizarrely satisfying for being so mysterious. This season cracked open the world far beyond the park and led us to what lies beyond. As we cross the threshold of The Door and peer into season 3, here are the biggest mysteries left after the finale. Stop now if you haven’t seen season finale, ‘The Passenger.’
Will Delos continue pursuing their lucrative enterprise?
The future of Westworld is unlikely to continue in Westworld...
Break Out the Tissues for This Trailer for Beautiful Boy
Amazon Studios has released the first heartrending trailer for Beautiful Boy. It promises to be a strong showing from the company as they continue rolling out more original content. Amazon has opted to release their films in theaters while also offering the streaming service to Amazon Prime members. The Beautiful Boy trailer is tense and tearjerking and is unlikely to be an easy watch.
Based on the bestselling memoirs, by father and son authors David and Nic Sheff,...
Your First Look at Brad Pitt & Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Movies don’t really come more star-studded than Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. In the first image from the film, Leonardo DiCaprio shared a photo of himself and co-star Brad Pitt on the set of Tarantino’s 1960s-set film. DiCaprio plays Rick Dalton, an struggling actor trying to make a name for himself in Hollywood, alongside his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Pitt). The film is partially centered around the horrific Sharon Tate murders, in which the pregnant movie star (played by Margot Robbie,...
Seagulls are the Real Villains in new Ant-Man and the Wasp Spot
Ant-Man and the Wasp is going to be a very sweet dessert after the stomach-turning main course that was Avengers: Infinity War. The next film in the MCU boasts the first female superhero to get title billing with Evangeline Lilly’s the Wasp, a major (and long overdue) milestone in Marvel Studios history. The story is centered on Hope van Dyne (Lilly)’s search for her mom—the original Wasp—Janet (Michelle Pfeiffer), who was lost in the quantum realm years ago...
